Razor blade and holder



Jan. 8, HOLTZMAN RAZOR BLADE AND HOLDER Filed Feb. 21, 1931 INVENTO'R Patented Jan. 8, 1935 UNITED STATE RAZOR BLADE AND HOLDER John Holtzman, New York, NrY. Application February 21, 1931, Serial No. 517,497

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This-invention relates to safety razors and to the blades to be used in such razors. My invention contemplates, among other things the pro vision of 'simpleand eflicient means for properly and accurately positioning a blade in the holder therefor, as when the holder is assembled ready for shaving, which means allows the easy removal of the blade from the holder, when desired. V

Fig. 1 is a side elevation of a form of my improved razor adapted for use connection with rigid blades, and having a swinging clamping member. 7

Fig. 2 is a rear; the same. V

Fig. 3 is a vertical'se'ction of the same, taken on the line 10-.10 of Fig.2, and showing the parts in blade releasing position. d

Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the same, showing part of the blade positioning and clamping member broken away to show the underlying strucelevation of the upper part of ture, and. showing part of the blade.

,tion, the spring 155 Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the guard member and handle. a

Fig. 6 is a perspective view of one form of rigid blade adapted to be used in the holder.

Fig. '7 is a similar view of another form of a rigid blade.

Referring now to Figs. 1 to 3 inclusive, I have there shown a modified form of my improved razor wherein the blade may merely be laid on the guard member, the blade being automatically moved into shaving position by the clamping member on the operation. of the handle. In

' this form of my improved razor; the guard member terminates in the guard teeth 151 and is preferably though not necessarily made integral with the upper portion 152 of the'supporting shaft therefor. Said portion 152 is inserted into a suitable recess 153 in the hollow handle 154 and is normally urged upwardly and out of the handle by means of the compression spring 155 inserted into the recess 153' and surrounding the extension 156 of theguard supporting member. Said extension 156 passes through the handle 154 and is threaded at its lowermost end as at. 157

g for engagement with the rotatable nut 158.

; A suitable guideyslot as 159 is made in the member 156, said slot being engaged by the'pin 160 to prevent rotation of the member 156 relaon rotation of the nt 158 in the'proper direcmoves the support 156'and the guard 150 carriedthereby upwardlyrelatively to the handle .ever, of less fljhe guard member 159 is provided with a suitable upstanding projection 161 designed to pass through the slot 162 of the blade 163 and to position said blade longitudinally of the'guard. Said projection 161 is,'howblade may move transversely of the projection without said projectionleaving the slot', as will be more fully described hereinafter. The clamping member 165 is provided with a top and with depending sides 166 adapted to fit over the ends of the guard member. Depending from the. back 167 of the clamping member area pair of spaced arms 168 curved at their lower'ends 169 and piv-'- oted at their extremities 17.0 to the member 152 'by the insertion of said extremities into suitable width than the. slot 162 soithat the I hollows in'said member 152. The curved por- 'tions 169 act as cams cooperatingwith the bifurcated members 171 securedto the upper end of the handle 154.for that purpose.

It will be seen that after the ,blade 163 has member 150 and the parts are in apositionindiwhich the clamping member is pivoted, isdrawn downwardly relatively to the members l'llfwhlch thereby serve as pivots to swing the'clampin'g member toward closed position ,while they slide along the surface of the curved portions 169.: 'At

this, time, the bevelled or inclined portion112 of the top of the clamping member engages-the rear edge 173 ofthe blade and pushessaid bladeiorwardly, the projection 161 thereby moving in the slot 162, and the blade'moving forwardly until' its edge 1'73 engagesthe upstanding stops I174 at the ends of the'front edge of the guard member. 7

' Toremovehthe bade, the nut 15a is'turned in the oppositedireetion whereby the spring 1155 moves the clamping member upwardly relatively I to the handle and the members 171 by their en- 0 been inserted on the.,upper.surface of the guard gagement with the curved portions 169 swingthe ,45

clamping member in a the extremities 1'70 as a pivot.

clockwise direction about In the modified form of my improved "razor shown inFigs. land 5, the guard member'175 e. Ma a may mo tr er e y imqath rm I I ,is provided with positioning projections i 1fI6.5 0 tively to the handle 154; lt willbe seen that 1 178. It will be position as the clamping member is moved into place.

It will be understood that while I have shown various specific embodiments of my invention, I do not desire to limit myself thereto but intend to claim my invention as broadly as may be permitted by the state of the prior art and the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. Ina safety razor, a blade-supporting guard member, aclainpingniemberserving as a cover for the blade and for the guard member, and engaging and moving the blade transversely of the i 6. In a safety razor, a handle, blade-supportguard member on the movement -'-the reof in to blade clamping position, a reciprocatoryezitn sion depending from the guard riirriber, in arm depending from the clamping member and pivoted to the extension, a spring urging the eirt'iision and the guard member as a unit adir' tionto, Q ntng c ver a d me n #2 e at 1y joonneetih'gthe.eiamping inemher t said ex,- ten iont swih .the; clamping member. about s, pirbt n the m vem i t of t e XPfiSiQh- '2. A safet razo comprising a;h1 de=su port 'ihe guard member, e ciie tmpi g m mber for clamping the blade on the "guard member, an

porti l st and the bla extension depending iroxn' the g iani memb r, a hollow handle'fonthereeeption or; the extension, said clamp ng member. eme pivotally conne ted to the extensiomeaspriiig'inthehandle urging t e'ext nsion andthe gua dfzhem er out or the hand1e, and mean earned by t e" extension for "moving, the exte eiohreiatw iyjto t e handle to wma he 1 1111 1 8; mi b il s, pivot and thereby to clamp and to release the'blade, m w J '3; Ina safet razor, ahollow handle, aspiring ber, a slotted handle and normally 1 compressing said spring, a

pinprojeoting from th handl'elihto thejjslot of the extension to, permit {longitudinal in einent "of the extension in the handle but toprevent'relative, rotation or the ext nsion and the handle,

; said; spr ng 'iioimally ur gih'athe extens on" out, or ,lfih Th dl b b v a d l'a p n m hfber-Tpivo'ted to, the extensi n helowgthe ens-rd ifiieinber and s ov thegha cueena at portion-s ;o the clamp ng member a apted toe-auto said 'eiain ine memherto swine {dnjits pivot to'cever .Jthe bladeoh, the tetraetio or t e extens on into the an le against the'aetion 'ofjthespri'n'g.

,floyiii ig, and clamping member pmnpnsfmg a jjpa iho'f spaeedaligned pivot portions at one"ex- ,t'remity thereof, a blade covering" and aligning portion at the othehe ttrem 'it'y" thereof and intermediate spaced tam'portions joinin the pivot r de, coveringportion, said pivot portions beirl'g' pivoted to the guard membet, and means including a handle adaptedto ,slidably, carry the. guard member for swinging said" cl mpihgmernberi eho t ts pivots on the fhiov ent of theguard ineihbergttndthe handle relatively to each other.

5.11;: a safety rezon hidesopporting' guard *memher adapted f rmoveine t "in opposite direcitions, a substantially central, reetanguiar sto inte ral with said guard member, the ends oI 'said mber, fa

extension, means to'preve'nt relativei'o ber,

means member.

i'h'g "riieahs supported by the handle for movement longitudinally thereof, blade covering and clamping means, an arm depending, from said 'clai'iipiiig means 'arld'pivoted to the supporting means-"and a yoke on the handle and arranged intermediate the ends of the arm and through which said am is passe to inovably confine the arm tdj t-he handle whereby movement or the handle relatively to thesupporting in'eajr'is' swings the clamping means" into and outlof its. operatitle-position. I

7. A safety razorbfiinprlsing ahandlefbladesupporting mean 'slida'bly baffled 'by' the handle, 'blade eoveri'ng and clamping means, a pivot at the lower extremity of the blade-clamping means entering the su porting means, means for sliding distance frorr'rth haiid l'ejtb swiii'g the clamping means into and out -'of clam ing position on the operation of said 'slldlngjneans.

8. In a safety"'raion'atmbyable blade-engagextension, a clamping member "for clamping the blade in place, a hollow handle-fertile reception "of the extension, in ann' -extendin 'g ffomtne clamping member, a pivot pin projecti g-" tem said arm jandfehteringthemovable member, a

distance netg'reater than the diameter of'saiti the handiean'd the efler'isionhiitpenni'ttmg relative sliding movement -'ther'etf,; an "externally thrs i d tartan en, the i'x tn i fi n h "ter'nall'y threadeg rnemberen aging th threaded port ar were a. n e Pi e. fibrtie i range belowthe'handleandadapted-tdbe' manually rotated in one direction relatively f-to the handle to move the extension but ofthenandl'e and thereby tonovetne pivot ion 5 W8 f th 1 3 1 59 5 tion or the rmengages theoama'ctuatin' gme'zhtildinally of e -ca'in porber antigsaid armtogetheh with the damping V I interhallyjthi' euwed ember; when rotated 1 in the ,opposite dIrection swinging the clamping member 'tocover-and clampthe-"blade. 9; In a safety] e tnaaengagmgmeman elongated cylindrical egttension bn aid etheeent the pivot pin the testes therefrom a 1 member are rotated toi matter he re eese the t 1 blade, said entweiytehheeteato the eiktfis'ihnand "bvaible :gnefnber, s am in ember; hollow the B d handle adapted toslidabiy re'eei e the extennth, t Ia pair "of "spaced arms projecting lati'ailf-friifm therewith and extending longitudinally of the clamping member from each of the arms adjacent the outermost extremities thereof, a curved cam portion on each of the arms adjacent the pivot pin portion, means fixed relatively to the handle for engaging the cam portions at a point spaced from the pivot pin portion a distance not greater than the diameter of said extension, an externally threaded portion on the extension, a finger piece having a portion engaging said threaded portion and arranged beyond the handle, and means for maintaining the finger piece against movement longitudinally of the handle whereby when the finger piece is rotated in one direction, the extension is moved out of the handle and said pivot pin portion is moved away from the handle to cause the cam portion to engage the cam engaging means and thereby to swing said arm and the clamping member to uncover and release the blade, said finger piece when rotated in the opposite direction swinging the clamping member to cover and clamp the blade.

10. In a safety razor having a guard, a blade covering and clamping member pivotally mounted relatively to the guard, a pair of similar spaced arms extending laterally from an edge of said clamping member, cam means formed on each of said arms, a handle, a movable member within the handle, means for guiding said movable member for movement in a straight line path, means fixed relatively to the handle to engage the cam means on the movement of the movable member to swing the covering memberon its pivot to cover and uncover a blade, and a screw threaded finger piece in threaded engagement with the movable member to move said movable member on the rotation of the finger piece in one direction first to swing the clamping member toward blade-covering position, and then to exert clamping pressure on the blade and to progressively adjust the blade relatively to the guard.

11. A safety razor comprising a blade-positioning member for a slotted blade, a blade clamping element, an extension member depending from the positioning member, a hollow handle for the reception of the extension member, a pivot for the clamping element engaging one of said members and movable with said one member, threaded means carried by the extension member for sliding the extension within the handle, and means for swingingthe clamping element on its pivot on rotation of the threaded means comprising cam means on the clamping element and means fixed relatively to the handle for engaging and controlling the movement of the cam means, said controlling means being arranged adjacent the pivot of the clamping element.

12. In a safety razor, a hollow handle, a threaded member slidable in the handle, means for preventing relative rotation of the member and the handle, a finger-piece having a portion in threaded engagement with the threaded member, means for maintaining the finger-piece in position adjacent the end of the handle, blade-positioning means carried by the threaded member, a bladeclamping member, pivot means movable with the threaded member for pivotally connecting the blade-positioning means and the clamping member, and means for swinging the clamping member on its pivot on the rotation of the fingerpiece comprising cam means on said arms and means fixed relatively to the handle and arranged in closely spaced relation to the pivot means for engaging the cam means and controlling the movement thereof.

13. In a safety razor, the combination of a razor blade having cut-out portions at each end thereof, and a longitudinal slot therein, bladepositioning means adapted to enter the slot to initially position the blade, said blade-positioning means having an extension, a hollow handle adapted to slidably receive said extension, a blade-clamping and covering member pivotally mounted relative to the blade-positioning means and provided with arcuate cams, means for guiding said extension to move relatively to the handle in a straight line path, means fixed relatively to the handle for engaging the cams to swing the covering member on movement of the cams, a finger-piece rotatably mounted at the end of the handle, and threaded means carried by the finger-piece to move the cams longitudinally of the handle and to swing the clamping member on the rotation of the finger-piece and thereby to produce combined oscillatory and reciprocatory movement of said blade covering membercrelatively to the handle to clamp and gradually ad-, just the blade in the razor.

JOHN HOLTZMAN. 

